Constituency 253 Donau-Ries: the result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, the constituency seat in constituency 253 Donau-Ries went to CSU with 45.1% of the first votes, 23.6 points ahead of AfD (21.5%).
- Second votes: leading
- CSU 41.2%
- Biggest move since 2021
- AfD +11.6 · SPD −7.1
- Turnout
- 84.9% · 2021: 80.2%
- Voters
- 163,283 of 192,393 eligible voters
- State
- Bavaria
Second votes compared with 2021
Shares in percent, change from the 2021 federal election in points. Parties below one percent are grouped as Others.
Where do these figures come from?
Official results of the 2025 federal election published by the Federal Returning Officer (kerg2.csv), second votes per constituency, compared with the 2021 result in the same area boundaries.
What does the comparison show?
The lighter bar is the state result of the same election, so you can see where the area differs from its state. Differences are in percentage points.
If the election were held today
The current national polling average (as of 7 Nov 2026) applied to this constituency. A rough estimate, not a forecast for individual candidates.
First votes: CSU ahead with 33.9%, a margin of 3.1 points over AfD. CSU would hold the constituency. The margin lies within the usual polling error, the constituency is close.
- AfD31.7%+9.1
- CSU30.3%-10.9
- Grüne10.0%+2.7
- SPD8.2%-1.2
- Freie Wähler6.6%+0.3
- Linke4.9%+1.1
- FDP3.5%-0.2
- BSW2.0%-1.1
- Tierschutzpartei0.7%
- ÖDP0.4%
- Die PARTEI0.3%
- Volt0.3%
- Bayernpartei0.1%
- BD0.1%
- Others0.7%-1.9
Change compared with 2025 election.
First votes and constituency seat
Since the 2025 electoral reform, the candidate with the most first votes only takes the seat if it is covered by their party's second-vote result in the state.
| Party | Votes | 2025 | 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSUConstituency seat | 73,296 | 45.1% | 41.1% | +4.0 |
| AfD | 34,916 | 21.5% | 10.1% | +11.4 |
| SPD | 19,720 | 12.1% | 19.3% | -7.2 |
| Freie Wähler | 9,972 | 6.1% | 9.4% | -3.3 |
| Grüne | 9,398 | 5.8% | 7.1% | -1.3 |
| Linke | 5,536 | 3.4% | 2.0% | +1.4 |
| FDP | 3,895 | 2.4% | 6.3% | -3.9 |
| BSW | 3,535 | 2.2% | – | – |
| dieBasis | 1,411 | 0.9% | 2.5% | -1.6 |
| ÖDP | 965 | 0.6% | 0.9% | -0.3 |
Candidates and members for this constituency
People with a 2025 candidacy or a mandate for this constituency, with their first-vote share.
Where constituency 253 lies in Bavaria
Constituency 253 in colour with the first-vote share of the constituency seat, the state's other constituencies in grey. Tap to open a constituency.
The 79 municipalities in constituency 253
Sorted by number of voters, each with its own second-vote result. Districts: Donau-Ries, Dillingen a.d.Donau, Aichach-Friedberg.
- NördlingenCSU 38.3%
- DonauwörthCSU 39.9%
- Dillingen a.d.DonauCSU 38.4%
- Lauingen (Donau), StCSU 35.4%
- Wertingen, StCSU 38.2%
- Rain, StCSU 44.3%
- Gundelfingen a.d.Donau, StCSU 38.0%
- Pöttmes, MCSU 42.3%
- ButtenwiesenCSU 41.6%
- Höchstädt a.d.Donau, StCSU 33.8%
- Harburg (Schwaben), StCSU 41.7%
- Wemding, StCSU 43.5%
- Monheim, StCSU 42.6%
- Aindling, MCSU 41.1%
- Oettingen i.Bay., StCSU 35.1%
- Kühbach, MCSU 41.6%
- TapfheimCSU 44.9%
- MertingenCSU 43.4%
- Asbach-BäumenheimCSU 41.4%
- SyrgensteinCSU 37.7%
- HolzheimCSU 40.3%
- Kaisheim, MCSU 41.3%
- Bissingen, MCSU 41.4%
- Wallerstein, MCSU 44.7%
- MöttingenCSU 40.9%
- Oberndorf a.LechCSU 42.9%
- Inchenhofen, MCSU 42.0%
- MarxheimCSU 47.9%
- Wittislingen, MCSU 40.6%
- BachhagelCSU 38.5%
- FremdingenCSU 50.6%
- SchiltbergCSU 44.2%
- BuchdorfCSU 45.0%
- FinningenCSU 48.8%
- MunningenCSU 56.4%
- BlindheimCSU 42.9%
The 36 largest of 79 municipalities; all of them via the district pages.
Neighbours and context
Source: Federal Returning Officer, results by constituency, federal election of 23 February 2025, final (as of 14 March 2025), Data licence Germany, attribution 2.0.. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.